Miguel is based out of Portland, OR. He is currently a Senior Narrative Designer at Bungie, working on Destiny 2. Previously, he was a Narrative Designer at Magic: The Gathering, a partner at Massif Press, and the lead narrative designer of Lancer.
Email: onlyonelopez@gmail.com
Work History
Senior Narrative Designer @ Bungie, 2025 - Present
Worldbuilding Designer @ Wizards of the Coast, 2020 - 2025
Narrative Lead & Partner @ Massif Press, 2017 - 2020
Showrunner @ XRAY.FM, 2017 - 2019
Food service, political organizing, grad school, and so on, 2011-2018
Teenager (worked in a bakery, cash-under-the-table landscaper, etc), 2004-2010
Kid (had fun), 1989-2004
Narrative Design and Worldbuilding
End-to-end experience leading and working collaboratively on AAA design teams, building engaging and mechanically-relevant worlds packed with compelling narrative hooks, rich lore, and vibrant characters.
Collaborative work across in-house teams and external vendors to ensure unified tone and canon agreement across products.
Pitch, develop, plan, write, and edit short- and long-form, player-facing fiction and creative text; writing for multiple channels of storytelling, including conventional web-published text, podcasts, trailers, and games.
Portfolio
Senior Narrative Designer, Destiny 2 (Renegades to present)
Set Lead: Unannounced Magic IP set, Magic: The Gathering
Set Lead: Edge of Eternities, Magic: The Gathering
Set Lead: Aetherdrift, Magic: The Gathering
Set Lead: The Lost Caverns of Ixalan, Magic: The Gathering
Set Lead: Fallout, Magic: The Gathering (Universes Beyond)
Set Lead: Dominaria Remastered, Magic: The Gathering
Set Lead & Lead Writer: The Brothers’ War, Magic: The Gathering
Co-Lead: Streets of New Capenna, Magic: The Gathering
Worldbuilder: Warhammer 40k, Magic: The Gathering (Universes Beyond)
Narrative Lead: Lancer: Battlegroup
Narrative Lead: Lancer: The Karrakin Trade Baronies
Co-Lead and Writer: Lancer: The Long Rim
Narrative Lead and Lead Writer: Lancer: No Room for a Wallflower, Part 1
Narrative Lead: Lancer
Education
MFA @ Portland State University, 2017
BA, Cultural Anthropology @ University of Oregon, 2011
Press & Media
Preview Panel, MagicCon Vegas 2023
The Brothers’ War Panel, MTG30
Escapist Feature: Writing at Midnight